Pediatrics
Ask the Pediatrician: How are undescended testicles in babies treated?
Q: I think my baby has undescended testicles. Is this a cause for concern, and what can be done about it?
Jan 17, 2022
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News tagged with cold temperature
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mindfulness can help you work better in the cold and wet
Mindfulness can be used by people who work in extremely cold and wet environments to tolerate low temperatures better and so carry out tasks that require motor skills more effectively, according to research published in the ...
Nov 24, 2021
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Vaccination
Africa sets sights on innovative mRNA jab to help meet vaccine gap
South African biotech consortium is working on a messenger RNA jab based on the Moderna formula in a ground-breaking drive to end Africa's life-threatening lack of COVID vaccines.
Oct 12, 2021
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Medical research
Winter-swimming Scandinavian men can teach us how the body adapts to extreme heat and cold
The Scandinavian winter swimming culture combines brief dips in cold water with hot sauna sessions—and now, a study of young men who participate regularly in these polar plunges finds that winter swimming may allow the ...
Oct 11, 2021
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Medical research
Immune cell betrayal explains why it gets colder as we age
Human evolution has provided us a level of protection from the existential threat of cold temperature with the capacity to produce heat from fat stored in the body. However, with age, people become more susceptible to cold ...
Sep 1, 2021
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Health
1.69 million deaths attributed to extreme temperatures in 2019
(HealthDay)—Acute heat and cold exposure can increase mortality risk for multiple causes of death, with cold-attributable mortality exceeding heat-attributable mortality, according to a study published in the Aug. 21 issue ...
Aug 20, 2021
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Vaccination
EU agency starts review of France's Sanofi COVID jab
The European Medicines Agency said Tuesday it had started a "rolling review" of France's Sanofi coronavirus jab, which could lead to authorisation for use in the European Union.
Jul 20, 2021
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Health
Five million deaths a year caused by global climate related abnormal temps
More than five million extra deaths a year can be attributed to abnormal hot and cold temperatures, according to a world first international study led by Monash University.
Jul 8, 2021
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Vaccination
Medicago, GSK report positive COVID vaccine trial
Canada's Medicago and British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline on Tuesday announced positive interim results for their COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
May 18, 2021
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